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'''[[Christmas]]''' is a holiday celebrated by [[Human|humans]] on [[December 25]], commemorating the birth of someone called "[[Jesus|Christ]].It seems to revolve around the exchange of material goods, the slaughter and festooning of conifers, and the consumption of roasted avians. [[Transformers Comic issue 2.7#Contents#Law and Disorder|Autobot intelligence]] suggests that at this time, humans gather together and ''don't'' shoot each other.  
'''[[Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''' ((戦え!超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマ 2010 ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimei Tai Transformers 2010'') is the title given to the 1986 ''Transformers'' line in [[Japan]]. It was a simultaneous Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s own 1986 product line, and was the first instance of what would become [[Takara]]'s standard method of operation—the annual rebranding of the franchise with a new sub-title. It accompanied the fictional shift of the animated series from the present day to the 21st century, but while the original American version of the series took place over 2005/06, the Japanese version advanced the setting to 2010, hence the line's new name.


More importantly, Christmas is the focus of a powerful "spirit" manifesting in charity, goodwill, and appreciation.  Even [[Starscream (G1)|hardened]] [[Dreadwind (G1)|Decepticon]] [[Darkwing|warriors]] and [[Circuit Breaker|vengeance-driven humans]] are subject to its influence.
The franchise consists of:


[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Some]] [[Grimlock (G1)|Autobots]] have been known to don a [[Transformer clothing|red outfit]] with a bushy, white [[Facial hair|beard]] as part of the Christmas ritual.  While not the most extreme example of [[Pretender|quasi-fetishistic anthropomorphization]] among [[Transformer|Transformers]], this case is notable in its lack of explanation. Perhaps it is related to the similarly-opaque "Christ" figure at the center of the holiday.
*A [[Transformers 2010 (toyline)|toyline]], consisting of the toys released by Hasbro that year, except for [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].


Another human custom, [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]], is rumored to be the busiest day of shopping for the material goods needed for exchange on Christmas.
*A [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]], consisting of all thirty episodes from the third season of the ''Generation 1'' animated series, plus two newly created clip shows.


{{quote|Christmas: Date — December 25th. Annual festival celebrating Christ's birth. Features include family reunion, gift-giving...|Starscream's "Internal Data File"|"[[Stargazing]]"}}
*Two [[manga]] published in [[TV Magazine]]: ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' and its follow up, ''[[The Great Transformer War]]''.


*A [[Transformers 2010 (story page)|series of story pages]] which ran alongside the manga and provided prose adventures with two-page magazine spreads.


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Following this, a period of much greater differentiation between Takara and Hasbro's Transformers lines set in when the series was rebranded as ''[[The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' in 1987.
 
 
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Revision as of 23:14, 31 December 2009

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 ((戦え!超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマ 2010 Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimei Tai Transformers 2010) is the title given to the 1986 Transformers line in Japan. It was a simultaneous Japanese release of Hasbro's own 1986 product line, and was the first instance of what would become Takara's standard method of operation—the annual rebranding of the franchise with a new sub-title. It accompanied the fictional shift of the animated series from the present day to the 21st century, but while the original American version of the series took place over 2005/06, the Japanese version advanced the setting to 2010, hence the line's new name.

The franchise consists of:

  • A toyline, consisting of the toys released by Hasbro that year, except for Sky Lynx.
  • A cartoon, consisting of all thirty episodes from the third season of the Generation 1 animated series, plus two newly created clip shows.
  • A series of story pages which ran alongside the manga and provided prose adventures with two-page magazine spreads.

Following this, a period of much greater differentiation between Takara and Hasbro's Transformers lines set in when the series was rebranded as The Headmasters in 1987.


(continued...)